VNV NATION

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If any of you d be now 16-17 years old, which band could excite you so
much to become your favourite group???
Honestly the vast majority of bands around at the moment are of
very poor quality-both music and lyrics, let alone to be realy exciting
Am i getting old? i dunno but imho there s only one band around
that you can worship, track down their complete discography
and go to every gig you have the chance as they are absolutely awesome live,
Those of you who don t know them i d suggest next time you go to
the record shop, give m a try, you may do a huge favour to yourself..
"Empires" or "futureperfect" are a good place to start.
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Yeah, they are great 8)
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oh to be 17 again :D

dunno...spose there's always been sh|te bands around even when I was 17...guess that's why I loved The Stranglers when I was 17 instead of Duran Duran :D
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lets remember that there was a revoloution in the music industy when i was a teenager (yep...t' punks)...so my fave bands when i was 16 - 17 were equally as nondescript/crap as the bands are today...

i still have soft spots for the likes of Siouxsie, Damned, Killing Joke, Cure and of course Duran Duran, Human League and Soft Cell...

ahh...1981... :notworthy:
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well I'll give Soft Cell a listen and maybe Human League (although my Mum liked them :eek: you can't listen to a band your Mum likes when you're a teenager) but Duran Duran?
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Dark Angel wrote:well I'll give Soft Cell a listen and maybe Human League (although my Mum liked them :eek: you can't listen to a band your Mum likes when you're a teenager) but Duran Duran?

Duran Duran :notworthy: and i'm not going to say that it's because i fancy'd Simon Le Bon...it's because...well...i just liked 'em...


i'll get me coat again... :eek:
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john taylor :D woops no I don't like them

ermmm JJ Burnell :notworthy:
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Dark Angel wrote:ermmm JJ Burnell :notworthy:

the euroman cometh :eek: :notworthy: ;D 8)
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VNV are EVIL i tells ya!
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VNV are fooking marvellous, even if (or maybe especially because) their entire career seems to be based on variants of The Sisters' Colours. They'd better tour the UK next year, and not just hide in the darker corners of Germany.

Personal faves...Beloved, Electronaut, and 99% of Empires. Haven't heard anything pre-Empires yet, but a mate has just got their new(ish) dvd, so I daresay I'll catch up then.

And of course, they're good mates with APB. Now there's a gig I'd pay good money to see. Sisters headlining them maybe? Whaddya you think?
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Isn't their singer the one who said something about a "puppet show" at M'era Luna once? :evil:
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_emma_ wrote:Isn't their singer the one who said something about a "puppet show" at M'era Luna once? :evil:
Apparently so. You have to agree that's funny, showing both excellent knowledge of The Sisters' history, and a highly tuned sense of irony, given VNV's totally (vocals aside) mechanoid live show. Respect.
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_emma_ wrote:Isn't their singer the one who said something about a "puppet show" at M'era Luna once? :evil:
Yes, in 2002. I was there (in the rain, in the rain, in the rain rain rain rain rain) :innocent:
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pikkrong wrote:
_emma_ wrote:Isn't their singer the one who said something about a "puppet show" at M'era Luna once? :evil:
Yes, in 2002. I was there (in the rain, in the rain, in the rain rain rain rain rain) :innocent:
So was I. Mud too.
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Dark Angel wrote:well I'll give Soft Cell a listen and maybe Human League (although my Mum liked them :eek: you can't listen to a band your Mum likes when you're a teenager) but Duran Duran?
Human leaugue produced a couple of fine lp's :notworthy:
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17 .......
god that was a long time ago

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i am more likely to release an album before the sisters
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nigel d wrote:17 .......
god that was a long time ago

stiff little fingers

dead kennedys

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I can t believe it s been 20 years now since the first time i listened to the
sisters :cry:

I remember my brother coming home with a copy of birthday party s
"bad seed" , joy's "closer" and a tape with Alice on it..... oh dear
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I DO like VNV. For a newcomer, I'd start out with "Praise the Fallen" then "Empires". I wasn't too crazy about "Futureperfect", though. I'm actually going to see them next month in NYC at Avalon (formerly the Limelight). :)
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dee902 wrote:I DO like VNV. For a newcomer, I'd start out with "Praise the Fallen" then "Empires". I wasn't too crazy about "Futureperfect", though. I'm actually going to see them next month in NYC at Avalon (formerly the Limelight). :)
Spawny git. Isn't that the old church venue? If so, what a perfect place for them. Enjoy it.
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oh the 80s I missed out on them.I was alive, but all those drugs...I wonder what happened in the 80s....I do like VNV though, have a few good bootlegs I will air on the radio station soon
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[quote="sunset yellow"]If any of you d be now 16-17 years old, which band could excite you so
much to become your favourite group???[quote]

16 Horsepower / Woven hand / David Eugene Edwards or whatever name he's currently performing under.
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I was turned in the general direction of VNV Nation about a year ago by a chum in Chicago - got quite a lot of MP3's then decided to get Praise the Fallen - "PTF 2012" reminds me of Dvorak and makes me cry, the "Dark Angel" song I used to play a lot on me old piano - they do it better. :oops:
"Standing" was the first track I heard that got me hooked onto them, I still like that one a lot, as well as the gorgeous "Beloved" .
I can't listen to them a lot these days though, not full enough anymore.
one day at a time
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FFS Dave asks:

"Isn't that the old church venue?"

That it is. Sadly it had recently gone from being an impressive club/concert venue that celebrated all things musically subversive to being rechristened/remodeled as Avalon which boasts a hip-hop/bland disco agenda.

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